HP Web Jetadmin Software Pre-DefinedDevice Lists, Devices, Non-unique, All Devices, All Devices, All Devices, Device Lists, Color Devices, Error Devices, New (Time Period)

All About Device Lists

HP Web Jetadmin Device Lists and related features such as sorting and filtering lets you easily locate, manage, and analyze device fleets. Batch configuration, fleet upgrades, reporting and other powerful HP Web Jetadmin features all start with the basic list of devices.

For example, Pete is an HP Web Jetadmin user who understands that all devices of a certain model and in a certain geographical location require firmware updates. These updates are required to enhance the device functionality and increase performance. Using advanced filtering, Pete can get a list of devices that match both the model and geographical location criteria. Pete can then export the details from this list and use the contact information to begin communicating a time frame in which the firmware updates will occur. After a time, the contacts are all aware of the firmware update activity that will happen after hours when most devices are not in use. Then, using a device list and firmware updating, Pete can schedule the fleet updates for these devices. Later, again using HP Web Jetadmin lists, Pete can view all of the devices that have or have not completed the firmware update process. A common theme in this scenario is device lists and filtering. (See Filters and Device Lists on page 97.)

To ensure this feature works properly, see System Requirements on page 1.

Pre-Defined Device Lists

The following pre-defined device lists show devices on your network that are not marked as hidden:

●All Devices: Displays a list of all discovered devices.

●Color Devices: Displays a list of discovered devices that support color.

●Error Devices: Displays a list of discovered devices that are in an error state.

●Information Devices: Displays a list of discovered devices that are in an information state.

●New (Last Discovery): Displays a list of devices that were discovered for the first time by the last discovery.

●New (Manual): Displays a list of discovered devices that are considered new. Devices are considered new when they are first discovered. The devices remain in this state until you explicitly acknowledge them. Acknowledging devices can be done by right-clicking any selection of devices in any devices list.

●New (Time Period): Displays a list of devices that were discovered for the first time within the last 14 days. You can set the number of days in Tools > Options > Device Management > Device Filters > New Devices Filter. For more information, see Configure the Number of Days that Devices are Considered New on page 57.

●Non-unique Devices: Displays a list of discovered devices that cannot be uniquely identified.

HP Web Jetadmin uses a combination of the device serial number, model name, and model number to create a unique identification for each device it discovers and adds to the All Devices list. If a device cannot supply any of these attributes, HP Web Jetadmin adds the device to the All Devices list, but marks the device as non-unique. Some features, such as Device Utilization Data Collections, do not function with non-unique devices.

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